ICC World Cup: Rohit Sharma, Rahul help India to post 314/9 against Bangladesh

Edgbaston [UK]: Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul played knocks of 104 and 77 runs respectively to allow India to post a score of 314 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the allotted fifty overs against Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
After opting to bat first, openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul provided an exceptional start to India. The duo mixed caution with aggression, but once both the batsmen got their eyes in, they started to hammer the Bangladesh bowlers to all around the park.
Sharma was given a reprieve in the fifth over as he was dropped by Tamim Iqbal. Mustafizur Rahman bowled a short ball, Rohit looked to clear the short boundary, but he was not able to get the elevation. Tamim who was at deep square leg dropped the catch.
Rahul and Sharma did not let any Bangladesh bowler settle at the crease. The duo went on to stitch a partnership of 180 runs, which saw both Sharma bringing up his century. Both these batsmen stitched the highest opening partnership in this World Cup so far.
Bangladesh finally got breakthrough in the 30th over as Sharma (104) was sent back to the pavilion by Soumya Sarkar. Rahul was dismissed soon after (77) by Rubel Hossain, reducing India to 195/2 in the 33rd over.
Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli got together at the crease and they did not let momentum slide away. Both batsmen played with an aggressive mindset and hammered the Bangladesh bowlers for regular boundaries. Pant and Kohli put up a 42-run stand, but their stint at the crease was cut short by Mustafizur Rahman as he dismissed Kohli (26). Hardik Pandya was sent back to the pavilion for a duck by Rahman, reducing India to 237/4 in the 40th over.